Two-time defending champion Sevilla will face Liverpool in the Europa League May 18 in Basel, Switzerland. Sevilla, which is seeking to add to its record four wins in the Europa Leagueand UEFA Cup, beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 at home to advance 5-3 on aggregate. Liverpool, UEFA Cup champion in 1973, 1976 and 2001, defeated Villarreal, […]
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Europa League: Liverpool falls on stoppage-time goal
Villarreal edged Liverpool, 1-0, on Adrian Lopez‘s goal in stoppage time to take a slim advantage into next week’s second leg of the Europa League semifinals at Anfield. Frenchman KevinGameiro scored an 82nd-minute penalty to earn two-time defending champion Sevilla a 2-2 tie at Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk.
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Klopp wants to make sure Liverpool comeback doesn't go for naught
Two weeks after Liverpool beat his former club Borussia Dortmund with one of the most stunning comebacks in European history, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp says the heroics won’t meananything if Liverpool doesn’t advance to the Europa league final. “In each difficult game you win, it is the best thing you can do in your career […]
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Liverpool's Sakho won't appeal failed drug test
French defender Mamadou Sakho won’t challenge the results of his failed drug test and is not expected to play for Liverpool again this season. He failed a UEFA test after the Europa League winover Manchester United in March. If his suspension is confirmed, he’ll likely miss Euro 2016, where he was expected to contend for […]
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Final Hillsborough memorial service held at Anfield
The setting was the same, the scene could not have been more somber. Two days after Anfield rang of deafening cheers and roars as Liverpool rallied to beat Borussia Dortmund, 4-3, in theChampions League quarterfinals, a smaller, much sadder crowd attended memorial services marking the 27th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy in which 96 people […]
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Liverpool magic: Shades of Istanbul
It was only the Europa League and only the quarterfinals, but Liverpool’s comeback from a three-goal deficit in the second half of its second leg against Borussia Dortmund was reminiscent of the Reds’comeback against AC Milan in the final of the 2005 Champions League in Istanbul. Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool’s first-year manager, was well aware what […]
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Liverpool's Henderson out for rest of season
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson‘s knee injury will keep him out of the rest of the season, and he could miss England’s Euro 2016 campaign. The 25-year-old midfielder, who started six ofEngland’s 10 Euro 2016 qualifiers, damaged ligaments in Thursday’s Europa League match at Borussia Dortmund and has been ruled out for 6-8 weeks.
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Yes, Dortmund was a better place to be than North Korea
The Borussia Dortmund-Liverpool Europa League showdown was not only a battle of former European champions and two clubs who share a special bond — they even sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at theWestfalenstadion — it marked the return of Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp to Dortmund, where he led BVB to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 […]
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Sturridge set for return to England starting lineup
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, who missed Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with various injuries, will make his first start for England in 18 months in Tuesday’s Wembley friendly against theNetherlands. “No one doubts his quality,” said Liverpool teammate James Milner, who will captain England on Tuesday. “His goalscoring record is unbelievable.”
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Klinsmann backs Bobby Wood for big move
After scoring 14 goals in his first season with German second division club Union Berlin — including goals in every game he’s played since the winter break — Bobby Wood is attracting interestfrom clubs across Europe. Jurgen Klinsmann told German daily Hamburger Morgenpost itwas no accident the 23-year-old Wood was a national team player. German […]